Psychedelic treatments are speeding towards approval — but no one knows how they work
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    There is ongoing debate over how acetaminophen works.... We still don't entirely know but anyone can buy it OTC and even take so much that it kills them. Mechanisms are important, but far from the only criteria we have for determining if a drug is "safe."

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    This is according to a few studies that have questionable methodologies, such as how they measure "creativity" but yeah, in general drugs only bring out what already exists in someone's personality. If you're a really creative person to begin with, drugs can shift your perspective, which can be useful. But it isn't magic smart people juice.

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